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Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School Teachers
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The World is on Fire! What Can We Actually Control Right Now? - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 290]
16 mins; March 19, 2026
Warm Demander Strategies and Our Latest Book Obsessions - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 289]
18 mins; March 12, 2026
Pardon us - STOP Meeting Students Where They Are?!?! - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 288]
28 mins; March 05, 2026
Test Lessons Debrief [Ep 287]
31 mins; February 26, 2026
100% Engagement (Part 2) [Ep 286]
31 mins; February 19, 2026
100% Engagement (Part 1) [Ep 285]
42 mins; February 12, 2026
Super Bowl 2026: Commercial Rhetorical Analysis Pep Talk - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 284]
23 mins; February 05, 2026
Resistant Readers Need The Four Reading Realms: A Walkthrough - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 283]
20 mins; January 29, 2026
We’re Building our ELA Units WRONG. Here’s how to fix it. - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 282]
19 mins; January 22, 2026
SEL and Organic Community Really Are This Simple - BNT Team Meeting [Episode 281]
19 mins; January 15, 2026
New Year Teacher Trends for 2026: Goals, Books, and Real Talk - BNT Team Meeting (Ep 280)
28 mins; January 08, 2026
2026 Will Bring Uncomfortable Shifts, and That’s a Really Good Thing - BNT Team Meeting [Ep 279]
20 mins; December 18, 2025
Kids Have Officially Forgotten How to Play, and We’re Going to Help Them Remember! - BNT Team Meeting [Episode 278]
14 mins; December 11, 2025
Phones, Chromebooks, AI, and The Battle for Their Attention (Send Help!) - BNT Team Meeting [Episode 277]
23 mins; December 04, 2025
Ok, but what if the secret to getting them to read is getting them to WRITE?? - BNT Team Meeting (Episode 276)
27 mins; November 28, 2025
Fine, We Can Game-ify Reading (But No Gimmicks!) - BNT Team Meeting [Episode 275]
29 mins; November 20, 2025
TEACHING DYSTOPIA: Our NEW Favorite Stories & Protagonists [Ep 274]
29 mins; October 23, 2025
TEACHING DYSTOPIA: A Spotlight for Juxtaposition [Ep 273]
25 mins; October 16, 2025
TEACHING DYSTOPIA: New Essential Questions to Try [Ep 272]
27 mins; October 09, 2025
BACK TO SCHOOL: State of the BNT Union + Reading Update [Ep 271]
43 mins; August 14, 2025
INDEPENDENT READING: Breaking Down the Backwards Design for ELA Classrooms [Ep 270]
38 mins; August 07, 2025
TJ KLUNE: A Conversation about The House in the Cerulean Sea [Ep 269]
81 hours 38 mins; July 31, 2025
HUDA FAHMY: A Conversation about Huda F Cares? [Ep 268]
44 mins; July 24, 2025
LIBBA BRAY: A Conversation about Under the Same Stars [Ep 267]
55 mins; July 17, 2025
KATIE BAYERL: A Conversation about What Comes After [Ep 266]
42 mins; July 10, 2025
BREAK FOR THE 4TH: Amanda’s Road Trip Advice for Teacher Parents [Ep 265]
53 mins; July 03, 2025
AARON H. ACEVES: A Conversation about This is Why They Hate Us [Ep 264]
44 mins; June 26, 2025
AIMEE PHAN: A Conversation about The Lost Queen Part 2 [Ep 263]
21 mins; June 19, 2025
AIMEE PHAN: A Conversation about The Lost Queen Part 1 [Ep 262]
32 mins; June 12, 2025
SAMIRA AHMED: A Conversation About Internment, Part 2 [Ep 261]
44 mins; June 05, 2025
SAMIRA AHMED: A Conversation About Internment, Part 1 [Ep 260]
62 hours 17 mins; May 29, 2025
TEACHING THE HERO’S JOURNEY: A Fantasy Choice Unit Approach for 11- 12 Grade ELA [Ep 259]
31 mins; May 22, 2025
TEACHING THE HERO’S JOURNEY: Studying the Odyssey for 9-10 Grade ELA [Ep 258]
18 mins; May 15, 2025
TEACHING THE HERO’S JOURNEY: Studying The Hobbit for Middle School ELA [Ep 257]
22 mins; May 08, 2025
TEACHING THE HERO’S JOURNEY: Dos and Don’ts of Unit Design [Ep 256]
34 mins; May 01, 2025
THE WORST ACTIVITIES TO USE IN ELA (and How to Make Them Better) [Ep 255]
28 mins; April 24, 2025
LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR: Fundraising Ideas for Books (Book Fairs & Read-a-Thons) [Ep 254]
31 mins; April 17, 2025
SUMMER READING RESCUE - PART 2 [Ep 253]
43 mins; April 10, 2025
SUMMER READING RESCUE - PART 1 [Ep 252]
38 mins; April 03, 2025
TEACHERS REACT: The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books - Part 2 [Ep 251]
24 mins; March 27, 2025
TEACHERS REACT: The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books, Part 1 [Ep 250]
32 mins; March 20, 2025
TRENDING BOOKS: SPRING TITLES [Ep 249]
27 mins; March 13, 2025
DAY IN THE LIFE WITH MARIE [Ep 248]
17 mins; March 06, 2025
THE NOVELS IN VERSE COLLECTION: Assessments [Ep 247]
19 mins; February 27, 2025
THE NOVELS IN VERSE COLLECTION: Supplemental and Alternative Text Ideas [Ep 246]
19 mins; February 20, 2025
THE NOVELS IN VERSE COLLECTION: Gateway Activity Ideas [Ep 245]
18 mins; February 13, 2025
THE NOVELS IN VERSE COLLECTION: Essential Question Possibilities for The Poet X [Ep 244]
24 mins; February 06, 2025
THE NOVELS IN VERSE COLLECTION: Unit Possibilities [243]
22 mins; January 30, 2025
NEW YEAR AT BNT: New Perspectives on Teaching and Education [Ep 242]
23 mins; January 23, 2025
NEW YEAR AT BNT: New Strategies for Teachers [Ep 241]
20 mins; January 16, 2025
NEW YEAR AT BNT: New Tech for Teachers [Ep 240]
26 mins; January 09, 2025
NEW YEAR AT BNT: New Books for Teachers [Ep 239]
23 mins; January 01, 2025
238. LOOKING BACK/LOOKING FORWARD
32 mins; December 19, 2024
237. CHILL! WE HAVE YOUR SUB PLANS COVERED!
37 mins; December 12, 2024
236. THE BNT BOOKS OF 2024
29 mins; December 05, 2024
235. Finding Gratitude When Life and Teaching Feel HARD
27 mins; November 27, 2024
234. The Art of Analysis: Scenario and Game-Based Strategies that are FUN (Part 3/3)
31 mins; November 27, 2024
233. The Art of Analysis: 3 Visual Tactics to Teach Analysis (Part 2/3)
31 mins; November 15, 2024
232. The Art of Analysis: A Deep Dive into Personification (Part 1/3)
28 mins; November 07, 2024
231. Teaching Novels When Kids Don't Read at Home Part 1 [Re-Run E85]
36 mins; October 31, 2024
Building Strong Writers: An Interview with Christina Schnider of The Daring English Teacher [Ep 230]
40 mins; October 24, 2024
5 New Texts to Add to your Gothic Fiction Unit: Guest Collaborators Share New Faves
24 mins; October 17, 2024
Buffalo Dreamer: An Interview with Author Violet Duncan [Ep 228]
35 mins; October 10, 2024
Code Breaking and Critical Thinking: An Interview with Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin [Ep 227]
51 mins; October 03, 2024
226. 4 DYSTOPIAN GENRE TEACHING TIPS: A ROUND UP EPISODE
22 mins; September 26, 2024
225. THREE NEW BOOKS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM LIBRARY
24 mins; September 19, 2024
HH 89. Q&A: SHOULD I LEAVE MY JOB AND BECOME A TEACHER (HAPPY HOUR UNLOCKED)
22 mins; September 13, 2024
224. WHAT DISNEY WORLD TAUGHT ME ABOUT TEACHING THEME
39 mins; September 12, 2024
222. BACK TO SCHOOL SURVIVAL KIT FOR TEACHERS (DAY 5: FIRST DAY LESSON PLAN)
10 mins; August 30, 2024
221. BACK TO SCHOOL SURVIVAL KIT FOR TEACHERS (DAY 4: TEACHER GRWM)
10 mins; August 29, 2024
220. BACK TO SCHOOL SURVIVAL KIT FOR TEACHERS (DAY 3: TEACHER MEAL PREP)
12 mins; August 28, 2024
219. BACK TO SCHOOL SURVIVAL KIT FOR TEACHERS (DAY 2: COMMUNITY BUILDING)
10 mins; August 27, 2024
218. BACK TO SCHOOL SURVIVAL KIT FOR TEACHERS (DAY 1: CLASSROOM SETUP)
9 mins; August 26, 2024
217. 7 MUST HAVES FOR YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL, NEURODIVERGENT SUPPORTED CLASSROOM
39 mins; August 22, 2024
216. THE UNTEACHABLES: AN INTERVIEW WITH CLAIRE ENGLISH
46 mins; August 15, 2024
215. PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP THAT PRIORITIZES TEACHER WELL-BEING: AN INTERVIEW WITH JARED LAMB
34 mins; August 08, 2024
214. BNT LIVE (VLOG) WITH AMANDA AND MARIE
28 mins; August 01, 2024
213. MIDDLE GRADES THE NIGHT WAR (CAMP BNT '24)
29 mins; July 25, 2024
212. WHY ALL MY RAGE SHOULD BE ALL THE RAGE IN THE ELA CLASSROOM (BNT '24)
27 mins; July 18, 2024
211. WHY GRAPHIC NOVELS DESERVE MORE LOVE (CAMP BNT '24)
33 mins; July 11, 2024
210. START HERE, START NOW: ABAR BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS (CAMP BNT '24)
31 mins; July 04, 2024
209. WELCOME TO CAMP BNT 2024: YOUR SUMMER TEACHER BUCKET LIST
37 mins; June 27, 2024
208. LIVING WITH ADHD: AMANDA'S JOURNEY TO DIAGNOSIS
49 mins; June 20, 2024
Redesigning The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Novel Unit: An Interview with Teacher Maegan Baker
43 mins; June 13, 2024
206. DAY IN THE LIFE WITH MARIE
22 mins; June 06, 2024
205. HOW TO ASSESS READING THROUGH WRITING
21 mins; May 30, 2024
204. STOP MAKING THESE ASSESSMENT MISTAKES
40 mins; May 23, 2024
203. WHAT CURRICULUM REHAB IS REALLY LIKE: AN INTERVIEW WITH LANNETTE STORY (PART 2)
35 mins; May 16, 2024
EP 202. WHAT CURRICULUM REHAB IS REALLY LIKE: INTERVIEW WITH LANNETTE STORY (PART 1)
46 mins; May 09, 2024
201. MARC GREGSON SKY'S END INTERVIEW
57 mins; May 02, 2024
200. A BRAVE NEW TEACHING TRIBUTE: CELEBRATING 200 EPISODES!
24 mins; April 25, 2024
199. LESSON PLAN RESCUE: NOT ENOUGH BOOKS
32 mins; April 18, 2024
198. ESSENTIAL QUESTION WORKSHOP: THREE NEW EQs FOR TEACHING POETRY
30 mins; April 11, 2024
197. TOP 10 TIPS FOR TEACHING POETRY: POETRY ROUND UP
44 mins; April 04, 2024
196. TO TEACH SHAKESPEARE (RE-RUN)
36 mins; March 28, 2024
195. THE INSPIRATION CUBE: A STRATEGY FOR VOICE, NARRATIVE, AND POINT OF VIEW
30 mins; March 21, 2024
194. PATCHETT, MAAS, IBANEZ, AND MORE: A SPRING READING UPDATE
35 mins; March 14, 2024
193. DIVERSE VOICES: FEMALE VOICES TO CENTER IN YOUR ELA CLASSROOM
27 mins; March 07, 2024
192. 6 NON-NEGOTIABLES FOR EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ELA TEACHERS
32 mins; February 29, 2024
191. PROJECT BASED LEARNING: AN INTERVIEW WITH DANIELLE HICKS
29 mins; February 22, 2024
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